Technology LastPass fixes flaw that leaked previously used credentialsTNW - Ravie LakshmananPopular password manager LastPass has fixed a serious flaw in its latest update that potentially allowed a malicious website to access the last used credentials entered by the browser extension. The clickjacking
Technology US Treasury sanctions three North Korea hacking groups behind Sony and WannaCry attacksTNW - Ravie LakshmananThe US Treasury imposed sanctions on three state-sponsored North Korean hacking groups that have been found to engage in a variety of cyber attacks targeting criticial infrastructure. The groups are Lazarus,
SIM Cards Attackers actively exploiting 'Simjacker' flaw to steal device data and spy on individualsTNW - Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity researchers have warned of a critical vulnerability in SIM cards that could allow remote attackers to compromise targeted mobile phones and spy on victims without their knowledge just by
Play buttonSecurity Telegram fixed a bug that stored images on recipients' phones even after you 'unsent' themTNW - Ivan MehtaTelegram messenger just fixed a bug that stored a picture you sent via a message even if you ‘unsend’ the message. The vulnerability, discovered by security researcher Dhiraj Mishra, affected the messenger’s
Mobile Technology ICE is paying an Israeli security company $30M to break into phonesTNW - Ravie LakshmananThe US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has expanded its partnership with Israeli digital forensics firm Cellebrite to unlock and extract data from mobile phones, reports The Daily Beast. According
LinkedIn US court says scraping a site without permission isn't illegalTNW - Ivan MehtaAn appeals court situated in California, US, today said it’s not illegal to scrape data from public websites without any prior approval. Web scraping refers to the process of collecting large troves of
Mobile Technology Google purges 24 malware-ridden apps that were downloaded 500,000 timesTNW - Ravie LakshmananAndroid just can’t seem to shake off its malware issues. A new malware campaign targeting Android has been found to engage in ad fraud at least since early June 2019. The findings, disclosed by cybersecurity
Ransomware Texas says no to ransom demand as it recovers from a 'coordinated ransomware attack'TNW - Ravie LakshmananTexas officials have said that none of the municipalities impacted by the crippling ransomware attack last month have yielded to the ransom demand. In its first update since August 20, the Texas Department
Technology Over half a million active GPS trackers have '123456' as default passwordTNW - Ravie LakshmananResearchers have found serious security vulnerabilities in over 600,000 GPS trackers available for sale on Amazon and other online retail merchants that may have exposed user data, including the exact
SMS Twitter suspends tweeting via SMS after CEO Dorsey's account gets hi-jack-edTNW - Ravie LakshmananTwitter has temporarily suspended the ability to tweet via SMS following high-profile hack of its CEO Jack Dorsey and a number of celebrities. “We’re taking this step because of vulnerabilities that need
Mobile Technology Hackers are now attacking Android users with advanced SMS phishing techniquesTNW - Ravie LakshmananResearchers have uncovered a new kind of “advanced” phishing attack targeting Android phones that can trick users into installing malicious settings on their devices that are disguised as innocuous network
Textbooks Pirated textbooks & essays are full of malwareTNW - Matthew HughesIt’s not easy being a student nowadays. Sure, your parents could cover tuition with a summer job, but things are different now. Modern-day university students contend with high fees, overpriced rents,
Google Drive Surveillance campaign targeting Uyghur Muslims affected not just iOS, but Android tooTNW - Ravie LakshmananThe malware campaign targeting the Uyghur Muslim minority in China’s autonomous region of Xinjiang may have been more extensive than previously thought. According to a new report published by Washington,
Databases French travel site Option Way leaks 100GB worth of customer detailsTNW - Ivan MehtaA report published today by security research firm VPNMentor suggests its team found 100GB of unsecured customer data from the French travel booking site Option Way. The database includes details such
Xkcd XKCD forum goes offline after discovery of data leak affecting 562K membersTNW - Ravie LakshmananXKCD forum, the bulletin board associated with the popular webcomic XKCD, has been taken offline after personal information of more than 562,000 members was exposed online. According to security researcher
Technology Fraudsters deepfake CEO's voice to trick manager into transferring $243,000TNW - Ravie LakshmananIt’s already getting tough to discern real text from fake, genuine video from deepfake. Now, it appears that use of fake voice tech is on the rise too. That’s according to the Wall Street Journal, which
Technology iPhone spyware campaign reportedly targeted Uyghur Muslims for 2 yearsTNW - Ravie LakshmananThe data-stealing iPhone exploits detailed by Google last week may been used for state-sponsored campaigns targeting the Uyghur Muslim minority in China‘s autonomous region of Xinjiang. “The websites part
Twitter Breaking: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's account has apparently been hackedTNW - Tristan GreeneTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey‘s had his account hacked. Several tweets have been sent from his verified @Jack account, many of them containing racist epithets, threats, and extortion demands. At approximately
Ransomware Ransomware gang breach data backup software used by hundreds of US dental officesTNW - Ravie LakshmananHundreds of dental offices across the US have been crippled by a ransomware attack targeting a remote data backup service offered by a third-party. PerCSoft and Digital Dental Record (DDR) — the two Wisconsin-based
Android Pie Android phone brands ranked by OS update frequency: Nokia is #1TNW - Ivan MehtaOne of the major concerns when you buy an Android device is the frequency of updates you’ll receive over the years.. Google has been trying to solve that problem by pushing more fixes through the Google
iPhone Google researchers reveal data-stealing, web-based iPhone exploit that was active for yearsTNW - Ravie LakshmananResearchers from Google have uncovered what appears to be a concentrated malware campaign targeting iPhones for at least two years. It’s a good thing, then, it’s been put to bed, although they warn it’s
Data Breaches Cybersecurity vendor that protects firms from data breaches hit by data breachTNW - Ravie LakshmananYou know it’s a bad day for cybersecurity when a leading provider of internet firewall services that helps safeguard websites from malicious attacks suffers from a security breach of its own. Imperva,
Mobile Technology Malware found in CamScanner's document scanning Android app, which has over 100M downloadsTNW - Ravie LakshmananAnother day, another instance of Android malware found on the Google Play app store. Researchers from Kaspersky Lab said they found an app with 100 million downloads that housed a malicious module that
Ransomware US preps voting systems against ransomware attacks ahead of 2020 electionsTNW - Ravie LakshmananThe US government is looking to protect voter registration databases and systems from ransomware threats ahead of the 2020 presidential election. The Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
APIs Hostinger's database of 14 million customers' info hackedTNW - Ravie LakshmananWeb hosting provider Hostinger has forcibly reset all of its client passwords as a “precautionary measure” following an unauthorized access of its customer database, which contains some 14 million users.
Play buttonMobile Technology Don’t be an idiot — here’s how to store and remember all your passwordsTNW - Cara CurtisWelcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. If you, like millions of other people, use the same password for
ReCAPTCHA Why reCAPTCHA is actually an act of human tortureTNW - Nils GronkjaerLike many things that start out as a mere annoyance, though eventually grow into somewhat of an affliction. One particular dark and insidious thing has more than reared its ugly head in recent years, now
Ransomware Texas ransomware attackers want a ransom of $2.5 millionTNW - Ravie LakshmananThe threat actor behind the coordinated ransomware attack against multiple Texas local governments may have gained access to its computer systems via a third-party software provider. According to NPR,
Technology Open-source spyware bypasses Google Play defenses — twiceTNW - Ravie LakshmananGoogle Play Store continues to attract sketchy Android apps despite its best efforts to screen incoming apps for malware. In a new report published by security firm ESET, researchers have discovered the
